Data Center Description
Description: http://www.ssc.se/ The Swedish Space Corporation, SSC, is a state-owned, commercially oriented, limited company under the Ministry of Industry. Esrange is an operational center of SSC and is contracted to accomplish specific space and atmospheric research tasks to support the Swedish, other national and multinational space programs. Esrange also provides services to commercial firms requiring TT&C, data reception, processing and distribution support. The significant customers and contractual relationships which exist with these agencies and firms are categorized as follows: - The Swedish National Space Board (SNSB), who formulates the objectives, priorities and guiding policies of the Swedish space effort. - The European Space Agency (ESA), who contracts with SSC for services required by their space and atmospheric research programs. ESA is the largest individual customer. - Other national space agencies and commercial firms, e.g. Japanese NASDA and ISAS, French CNES and SPOT Image and the US firm EOSAT which operates Landsat. The Esrange complex, situated approximately 45 km from Kiruna, has been operational since 1966. The primary mission has been sounding rocket and balloon launches. Esrange has been augmented with low earth orbital and geosynchronous satellite support capabilities. The station location above the arctic circle is advantageous for polar orbiting satellites. The satellite data received at Esrange Satellite Station, located two km from the main building complex, is recorded on high density tapes (HDDT). Data on HDDT is raw as recorded from satellite. The HDDT archive is kept 'forever'. The three data processing systems are for Landsat MSS, Landsat TM and Japanese MOS. The data received is corrected to eliminate errors originating in the satellite platforms, instrument imperfections and radiometric effects in the atmosphere. Imagery data output is on CCTs or films. The archive consists of around 15 000 HDDTs with Landsat MSS, TM and MOS data. Nearly 300 000 MSS and TM QLs (quick-looks) are archived in the photolab. SSC also has archived data from the Russian RESURS-01 satellites. Tracking and control of the Japanese JERS-1 launched 1992 is carried out at Esrange as well as acquisition and processing of data from the optical sensor OPS resolution (18x24m). All orders for Landsat and MOS are channelled through ESA/ESRIN in Frascati, Italy, which then place the order at the station where the required data is available. System Contact: Lennart Drugge SSC, Esrange P. O. Box 802 S-981 28 KIRUNA, Sweden Phone: +46 980 72000 Fax : +46 980 21331 SSC Headquarters: Swedish Space Corporation P. O. Box 4207 S-17104 SOLNA, Sweden Phone: 46-8-6276200 Fax : 46-8-987069 See: http://www.ssc.se/ Available Distribution Media: The user products are for Landsat TM and MSS: - System corrected data on CCT - Raw data on CCT - Photographic products in film or paper, b/w or color composite - QL prints The user products are for MOS: - System corrected data on CCT - Raw data on CCT